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SUNDAY March 22, 2015
Fifth Sunday
In Lent
Year B
Welcome to our Archbishop Mark Coleridge
As we approach the final weeks of Lent we are blessed and honoured with the visit of our
Archbishop Mark. The presence of the successor of the apostles will strengthen our faith
and our communion with the Archdiocese and the universal Church. The Pastoral visit of
Archbishop Mark brings not only awareness of communion but also the atmospheres of
festivity to our Parish. The immediate preparations, beginning with moving lawns and ending with liturgical practices, are filled with a sense of something important happening in
Southport Parish. Indeed, the pastoral visit of our Archbishop is important for all of us.
The Church’s documents point that through the pastoral visit the Bishop maintains personal contact with the clergy and with other members of the People of God. It is an occasion
to rejuvenate the energies of those engaged in evangelization, to praise, encourage and reassure them. It is also an opportunity to invite the faithful to a renewal of Christian life and to
an ever more intense apostolic activity.
The pastoral visit will help Archbishop Mark to evaluate the effectiveness of the structures
and agencies of our pastoral service which are so diverse in Southport Parish. This evaluation is essential to determine more accurately the priorities and the means required for
overall pastoral care in the northern part of the Gold Coast where our Parish is located. In
the middle of these official activities of the Pastoral visit we want to share with Abp. Mark
our Parish life. So let us celebrate our faith and community life with Archbishop Mark who
honours us with his visit on the 5th Sunday of Lent 2015. Archbishop Mark welcome to
Southport Parish.
Today’s passage from John’s Gospel shows clearly that Jesus is the Master of life and
death, the resurrection and the life. The experience of death comes in many forms other
than our final exit. A kind of death happens when we find ourselves suffering guilt, grief,
hurt, illness, humiliation, separation, or the end of one's marriage. The dreadful experience,
whatever form it takes, may even leave us feeling that we have no energy, no future, and
nothing left to live for. So it's not difficult to see dead and buried Lazarus as a symbol for
each of us. Whatever form living death may take in our lives, we rarely recover without a
great deal of help from others who come to us with their friendship and tender loving care.
This is where we act like Jesus himself when he intervenes in the death of Lazarus and in
the grief of Martha and Mary. This is where we help those we love to get up from their living
death, rise to new life, and get moving again towards a better future.
Father Jan
St Joseph the Worker
Church
Guardian Angels’
Church
44 Imperial Parade, Labrador
99 Scarborough St., Southport
Masses
Sunday 7.00am
Sunday 8:30am
Weekday Mass
Monday -7.00am
Wednesday-7.00am
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Gold Coast University
Hospital
Weekday Mass
Friday 10.30am
Masses
Saturday 6.00pm
Sunday 7.00am, 10.00am
Weekday Mass
Friday 12.30pm
Reconciliation
Saturday 4.30pm
The Church is open Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
10.30am to 1.30pm
A Priest will be in attendance for
Private Prayer, Pastoral needs.
Mary Immaculate
Church
31 Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore
Sunday Mass
8:30 am & 6.00pm
Korean Mass
Sunday 3.00pm on last Saturday of the Month 6.00pm
Weekday Mass
Tuesday 9.00am
Thursday 5.30pm
EASTER
CEREMONIES
2015
Holy Thursday
Mary Immaculate
Ashmore
Mass of the Lord’s
Supper
6.00pm
Good Friday
Guardian Angels
Southport
Stations of the Cross
10am
St. Joseph The Worker
Labrador
Stations of the Cross
10am
Mary Immaculate
Ashmore
Passion of the Lord
3:00pm
Holy Saturday
Mary Immaculate
Ashmore
Easter Vigil
6.00pm
Easter Sunday
Mary Immaculate
Ashmore
8.30am
6.00pm
St. Joseph The Worker
Labrador
7:00am
8.30am
Guardian Angels
Southport
7:00am
10:00am
No 6:00pm Vigil Mass at
Southport
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Pastors
Holy Hour
Fr. Jan Bialasiewicz
First Thursday of the
month at 4.15pm
Fr. Huong Van Nguyen
Fr. Domenico Muscari
Thank You to Parishioners 2015
From our own experiences we all know that our family festive
celebrations require a lot of preparations and organisation.
Like any family prior to an important event it is a busy time to
get everything ready to celebrate. In the same way our parish
has been busy to have everything ready for the visit of our
Archbishop Mark.
Today we enjoy the presence of Archbishop Mark, not only at
the altar when we have the privilege to pray with him while
celebrating the Eucharist, but also socialising and sharing
our stories afterwards. Many parishioners were working behind the scenes for these celebrations. Today, I say thank
you to all who so generously offered their time and talents in
preparations for this great event in the life of our Parish.
Without your help it would be very hard to organise this special visit of our Archbishop especially when it comes to Liturgy and then morning teas, lunches, etc…
Things to do for Lent
The help was coming from different directions beginning with
the Hospital Chaplaincy, going through our schools, Guardian
Angels, Aquinas College and the Long Day Care; our Aged
Care facilities of De Paul Villa and Manor Estate; and from
our Parishioners whose dedication shows how much they
support Southport Parish. To name these parishioners we
would need to add many extra pages to this bulletin so let me
just point to the ministers involved in preparation to the
Archbishop’s visit.
Think of how, through these days till Easter, you might pray
together as a family and share a meal together as a family.
These ministries include: CWL, Altar Society, Readers, Children’s Liturgy, Altar Servers, Extraordinary Minsters of Holy
Communion, Greeters and Ushers, Welcome Ministries, Merry
Widows, Social Committee, Photographers, DVD Recorders,
Sacristans, Musicians, Korean Choir,
Liturgy and environment, RCIA, Baptism Team, Musical Playgroup and
Collectors.
THANK YOU!
Father Jan
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Stations of the Cross will be held each Friday of Lent at
St. Joseph the Worker, Labrador at 7.00pm
There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
at Guardian Angels Church, Southport, each
Thursday during Lent from 11.30am to 1.30pm
Take advantage of this opportunity to pray and be
present before the Lord in these days leading us to Easter.
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday
March 23
7:00 - 8:00am
St Joseph the Worker
Y
Tuesday
March 24
9:00 - 10:00am
Mary Immaculate
Y
Wednesday
March 25
7:00 - 8:00am
St Joseph the Worker
Y
Friday
March 27
12:00 - 1:30pm
Guardian Angels
Y
Saturday
March 28
4.30 - 6:00pm
Guardian Angels
Y
Y indicates a visiting priest.
Throughout all of Lent, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is
available at the Guardian Angels’ Church, Southport
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11.00am - 12 noon.
Appeal for Families in Vanuatu
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As a community we share the joys and sufferings of communities throughout the world. Since cyclone Pam devastated
Vanuatu, many parishioners have gathered items for families
in those island communities. People wishing to donate clothing, nappies, toiletries, non-perishable food, or school items
could take them to 106-110 Queen Street, Southport.
If you know someone who is housebound and unable to get
to Mass and would appreciate one of our Priests to visit
them at home for Reconciliation or Holy Communion,
please have them ring the Parish Office, 5510 2222 with
their Name and Phone number.
Please pack donations in boxes and label each box. One container will leave on Monday 23rd March and another a few
days later.
Sister Helen
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Security at Guardian Angels
Thank you John Dobozy for offering us his design and then
installing security panels which fit very well to the setting of
the back entrance of the Guardian Angels.
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Secular Franciscan Meeting
Francis and The Passion
Central to Francis' faith was the realisation of God's great
love manifested in the Passion of Jesus. It dominated his
spirituality. His Friars everywhere promoted the Stations of
the Cross which epitomised this absolute and allencompassing love. May the coming commemoration of our
Saviour's Passion deepen our realisation of this unconditional
love.
Next Secular Franciscan Meeting is on Wednesday 25 th between 12.30pm to 3.30pm at Infant Saviour Church, Park
Road, Burleigh Heads.
Home Visit by a Priest during Lent
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Ministers for HOLY WEEK
Thank you very much to those who are so generously helping with our Holy Week Ceremonies. I still require:
HOLY THURSDAY
- 1 Server
- 7 people for the Washing of the Feet
GOOD FRIDAY
- 1 Collector (at least)
EASTER VIGIL
- 1 Server
- 2 Readers
- 3 Collectors
Please contact Sr. Lis on 5510 2222 or [email protected]
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Care and Concern
Our ministry invites all members of Southport Care and
Concern to attend our AGM on Monday 23 March in the
Meeting Room at Mary Immaculate. Morning tea will be
served at 10.30am with the meeting to follow. All members
are urged to attend.
Today we welcome into God’s Family
Joshua Rollon son of Wenefredo & Revelyn Rollon
Sophia Anne Nardone daughter of Daniel & Michelle Nardone
Hamish Thomas Manning son of Joel & Melanie Manning
Louise Heather Stabik daughter of David & Heather Stabik
Your Prayers are Requested for Those Who have Journeyed to the Father
Recently Deceased: Jim Walsh
Anniversaries: Alice Ferrero, Mary Liddle, Eliza Collins
All Parishioners and Friends Who are Sick and in Need: Barbara Phillips, Brenda Will
Immaculate Heart of Mary we trust to your gentle care and intercessions those we love
and those who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us Holy Mother to bear our
burdens in this life until we share eternal life with God.
Palm Sunday BYO
Palm Sunday in which we commemorate Jesus’ entrance to
Jerusalem is coming very quickly. This year I’d like to encourage parishioners to bring their own palms to our Palm
Sunday Masses.
I remember from my childhood preparing these palms and it
was an activity for the whole family. In the Northern hemisphere to get green branches in March was sometimes be a
big effort. So with our father we would search for something
green to make our “palms” ready for Sunday. If you go the
internet and Google “niedziela Palmowa” you’ll see these elaborate palms in Polish churches.
In our environment it shouldn’t be a big problem to bring a
palm tree or olive tree branch; so please come with your own
branches this year. Especially, I encourage the young families of our Parish.
Father Jan
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Planned Giving Envelopes
Your Planned Giving Envelopes will be in the churches
ready for collection from week ending 15 March 2015.
Envelopes will be on the tables at the entrance to the
Church. Please collect them at your earliest convenience.
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Parish Playgroup
Thank you to the 6 families new to the parish or our wider
community who responded to our invitation to join the Musical Playgroup on Thursdays. We are now at capacity again
but we are still taking names for our Waiting List. So don't be
afraid to enquire: Theresa 0423 743616.
Donations of toy doll prams, dolls, trucks, good used toys
and cushions are appreciated. Thanks for your assistance.
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Chrism Mass
Archbishop Mark Coleridge invites you to the Annual Chrism
Mass to be held in the Cathedral of St. Stephen on Thursday,
March 26, 2015 commencing at 7:30pm. This is a celebration
for the entire Archdiocese and all are welcome.
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Iona Passion Play
This Easter the Iona Passion Play is coming to the Gold Coast
with a performance at 7pm on Sunday March 29 at Aquinas
College, Ashmore.
Book your tickets online at www.passionplay.qrg.au.
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Worth a Smile
● He who feels that he is too small to make a difference has
never been bitten by a mosquito.
● There is a light at the end of every tunnel, just pray it's not
a train.
Parish Date Claimers For 2015
First Sunday of each Month. Morning Tea at the “Annex”
after 8.30am Mass at St Joseph the Worker, Labrador.
Each First and Third Sunday of the Month. 11.30am
Charismatic Prayer Meeting, Guardian Angels Church.
Bridge. Every Wednesday 9.30am to 12 noon in the
Meeting Room at Mary Immaculate. Beginners welcome.
Rosary and Novena. At 6.00pm on the First Wednesday of
the month, followed by Mass at 7.00pm at St. Joseph the
Worker.
Catholic Women’s League. Meeting Second Friday of each
Month, 11.00am Guardian Angels Church, Meeting Room,
followed by Mass and lunch.
Care and Concern. Meet Fourth Monday of each month,
Mary Immaculate Meeting Room, 10.30am
Young Adults Group. Meet in the Parish Resource Centre
every second Wednesday at 7.00pm
Easter Sunday. Sunday, April 5
Confirmation. Thursday, June 4 2015
First Eucharist. Sunday, June 7 2015
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Sacraments of Initiation for Children
More than 60 children are preparing for the Sacraments of
Confirmation and First Eucharist in our parish. The 40
days of Lent are a time of intense spiritual preparation for
these children and their families. Please keep them in your
prayers.
Sister Helen: [email protected]
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Project Compassion Boxes
It is up to each one of us to help celebrate
with the poorer nations of the world our shared desire to
live a full life, free from the burden of poverty, enriched by
fair and equal access to food and water, health care, shelter, education and justice.
You can help by taking a Project Compassion Box from
the table at the entrance to the church and filling it at
home over Lent, or by taking an envelope pack and
making weekly donations.
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GA Easter Celebrations
After the 10:00am Mass at Guardian Angels Church on
Easter Sunday (April 5), parishioners will celebrate Easter
with a sausage sizzle and a chocolate egg hunt for the kids.
And for all their faults I will grant
forgiveness:
Never more will I remember their sins.
R
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
HYMNS
ENTRANCE
Beyond the Days
Refrain:
Beyond the days of hope and myst’ry
We see a light of faith renewed,
and in our longing we thirst
for guidance to walk with you
day by day.
To walk with you day by day.
Forty days and nights,
you guide the steps of our journey.
May your presence be felt
in the whisper of your voice. R
Not on bread alone
are we to walk on this journey.
Speak the words that give life
To the yearnings of our hearts. R
PENITENTIAL ACT
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
In my thoughts and in my words,
In what I have done and in what I have
failed to do,
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
With the Lord there is mercy and fullness
of redemption.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus.
Praise and honour, Lord Jesus Christ.
I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
Whoever believes in me will not die forever.
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus.
Praise and honour, Lord Jesus Christ.
GIFTS PROCESSION
Grant to Us, O Lord, a Heart Renewed
Refrain:
Grant to us O Lord, a heart renewed;
Recreate in us your Spirit, Lord!
Behold, the days are coming,
says the Lord our God,
When I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel. R
Deep within their being I will
implant my law;
I will write it in their hearts. R
I will be their God, and they shall be my
people. R
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts
Heaven and earth are full of your
glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION
When we eat this Bread and drink
this Cup, we proclaim your Death,
O Lord, until you come again.
AMEN
Amen, Amen, Amen.
LAMB OF GOD (Shalom)
Lamb
of the
Lamb
of the
Lamb
of the
of God, you take away the sins
world: Have mercy on us.
of God, you take away the sins
world: Have mercy on us.
of God, you take away the sins
world: Grant us peace.
COMMUNION PROCESSION
Unless a Grain of Wheat
Refrain
Unless a grain of wheat shall fall
upon the ground and die,
It remains but a single grain
with no life.
If we have died with Him,
then we shall live with Him.
If we hold firm,
we shall reign with Him. R
Any one serves me,
then they must follow me.
wherever I am,
my servants will be.
Make your home in me
as I make mine in you:
Those who remain in me
bear much fruit. R
Those who love me
are loved by my Father.
We shall be with them,
and dwell in them.
Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give to you,
peace which the world
cannot give is my gift.
The bread that I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world,
And if you eat of this bread,
You shall live forever,
you shall live forever. R
Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of
Man
And drink of His blood,
and drink of His blood,
you shall not have life within you. R
Yes, Lord, I believe, that you are the
Christ,
the Son of God who has come into the
world
RECESSIONAL HYMN
Companions on the Journey
Refrain:
We are companions on the journey,
Breaking Bread and sharing life;
And in the love we bear is the hope we
share for we believe in the love of our
God,
We believe in the love of our God.
No longer strangers to each other,
No longer strangers in God’s House;
We are fed and we are nourished
by the strength of those who care,
By the strength of those who care. R
We have been gifted with each other,
And we are called by the Word of the
Lord:
To act with justice, to love tenderly
And to walk humbly with our God,
To walk humbly with our God. R
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Southport Parish
Social Committee
2015 Coming Events
May
1st
24th
St Joseph the Worker - TBA
Autumn Melodies
June/July
TBA Artico
TBA Volunteers Thank You BBQ
August
15th Feast of Assumption
(Mulled Wine Evening)
October
4th Low Tea
(NRL Grand Final on the big screen)
DECEMBER
4th Parish Christmas Party
Note that TBA indicates that an exact Date/Info will
be advised in the Newsletter prior to that month.
I Am The Bread Of Life
I am the bread of life,
You who come to me shall not hunger
And who believe in me shall not thirst
No one can come to me, unless the
Father beckons.
Refrain:
And I will raise you up,
and I will raise, you up,
and I will raise you up,
on the last day!
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Mark 15:1-39